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Scalextric
Ferrari 250 GTO
The latest
Scalextric Ferrari 250 GTO is an excellent slot car model and a great
eye catcher too! This prancing horse has a well detailed body and
has a flawless red paint finish. What else would you expect from a
Ferrari and Scalextric? Another fine touch, is the bright headlights
and taillights. Perfect for running your endurance races in the dark!
  
The interior has
great attention to detail with gages and "The Prancing Horse"
on the steering wheel. The driver is more lifelike, right down to
his goggles (not the old block head driver).
Now for the chassis
and running gear: The chassis is set up with a front mounted 18,000
rpm motor with a 9:27 gear ratio and drive shaft. The drive shaft
bushing fits snugly into the chassis set up and stays put unlike
earlier front motor slot cars. The chassis also has a place for a
Digtial Chip placement (Part
# SSR7006) next to the side of the motor. (needs to be
soldered) The rear and front plastic hubs are free of plastic
flashing. The rear axle with plastic bushings snaps very snugly into
place into the chassis.
 Chassis
set up: I use hot glue or Shoe Goo to secure the rear drive
shaft bushing so it does not pop out under hard racing conditions!
Even though we rolled it a few times and bounced it off a guardrail
or two, it held in place. Glue the motor in place. I noticed the
motor rocked side to side a little under load, due to the torque of
the motor. You'll want to put a little oil on the motor shaft
bushing , front axle and rear axle bushings and crown gear.
Track Test:This
Scalextric Ferrari 250 GTO, has a very strong magnet. The downforce
of 178g keeps it pretty anchored. The Jasonator and Tony put the
Ferrari on the track and did a few parade laps. Fresh out of the box
it ran well with the stock, narrow rubber tires. With good
downforce if you overdrive it, it will de-slot suddenly as The
Jasonator found out after putting the car through a workout trying to
maximize his cornering speeds. Tony quickly suggested a set of
silicones (PMTRM006).
We all want a little more grip! So back to the test track, and now to our surprise, the magnet downforce went from 178gm to 250gm. Wow, now
back to the track. The Jasonator with the controller in hand cuts
his best lap time by a full second! Lots of grip now with the new
tires and faster cornering speeds. That a boy Jason now its Tony's
turn. Tony is all smiles as he beats Jason's time by a few tenths of
a second!
All in all, I have
to say the Scalextric
Ferrari 250 GTO is a good example of a quality and detail of
the "Prancing Horse".
It's very easy to
run and a great car for racers, collectors and newbies too! -Tony
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